Business Analyst Apprentice

VUEPOINT SOLUTIONS LTD

ANDOVER, SP10 3SF

Closes in 6 days (Friday 27 September)

Posted on 2 September 2024

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Summary

We are now looking for an eager candidate to join us as an apprentice.  You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Business Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship. You will be extracting, corroborating and analysing data to identify trends and patterns that can assist in decision making.

Annual wage
£17,000 a year

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Training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Hours
All details will be confirmed upon interview.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Main role / responsibilities [will include but not be limited to]:

  • Gathering and documenting business requirements and processes and facilitating communication between stakeholders and technical teams to ensure a clear understanding of requirements and expectations.
  • Analysing business processes, customer’s requirements and our systems to identify areas for improvement, optimisation, and automation.
  • Keeping up-to-date with the latest Energy sector trends, SaaS market innovations and 3rd party software provider updates, incorporating new technologies and features into proposed solutions.
  • Keep track on Competitor capabilities and new features as well as gaining insights in to any UIs and reports.
  • Assisting in the development of test cases and conducting user acceptance testing to verify that the developed solution meets the specified requirements.
  • Supporting change management and transformation projects to help stakeholders adapt to new processes, systems, or organizational changes resulting from project.
  • Supporting the testing and development teams whilst promoting a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for enhancing processes and systems.

We're not expecting you to have the proficiencies right away - that's where the apprenticeship comes in. As part of the apprenticeship, you will build skills and confidence in a fun and supportive environment that will not only challenge you but develop your specialist capabilities ready to work on our clients' projects.

Where you’ll work

CRESCENT HOUSE

TELFORD GATE

HOPKINSON WAY

ANDOVER

SP10 3SF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

QA LIMITED

Your training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience

    • Your training plan

    Why choose our Business Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship?
    Our Business Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship develops learners to investigate information systems solutions and gain the know-how to improve operational efficiency for your organisation. 
    The principles of data analytics are being applied across just about every industry. Using past-event data, business analysts are making important insight-based business decisions and driving customer value across every team and function, including operations, finance, sales and marketing.

    QA’s Business Analyst Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

    • Become a change professional that helps organisations deliver business and digital change successfully
    • Regularly investigate and analyse solutions to ensure the right one is chosen
    • Experience a flexible learning journey using a blend of learning methodologies, including online learning, practical exercises, video content, coaching and workshops

    Tools and technologies learned: 

    Apprentices will learn to use Unified Modeling Language (UML), Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Data Modelling, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), SWOT & PESTLE.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    Other in:

    • any subject (grade Level 3)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Team working
    • Non judgemental
    • Proficiency in MicrosoftOffice

    About this company

    VuePoint Solutions are a dynamic, market-leading small business and a fun and friendly team who continue to develop and deliver SaaS Energy Management solutions that meet and exceed our customers’ requirements. We are proud to be recognised as a highly responsive, customer-centric, flexible and an imaginative team of experts. Our background is software development, and our highly skilled staff understand our customers’ needs and work with them to ensure that the right system is designed, built and installed rapidly.

    After this apprenticeship

    Ongoing training and development within role / possible opportunity for permanent position. 

    Company perks: 
    Our environment is designed to nurture your talents and skills, your hard work and progress are not just appreciated - they're tangibly rewarded. Working with us, you can expect to receive the following benefits:

    • 25 days annual leave (and Bank Holidays)
    • Excellent training and development opportunities
    • Flexible office working hours.
    • Free espresso quality coffee, tea, cake, and fruit
    • Fun and friendly office atmosphere
    • Office Table Tennis, Air Hockey and Pool Table
    • Regular office social events
    • Competitive salary
    • Pension with matched employer contributions.

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    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    QA LIMITED

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274294.

    Apply now

    Closes in 6 days (Friday 27 September)

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